About MCP Ethical Hacking
MCP Ethical Hacking is an educational sample repository that demonstrates potential security risks in MCP implementations and how to recognize and prevent them. It includes social media analysis tools for Reddit and LinkedIn, aimed at security learners and developers.
Key features
- 01Reddit content and comment extraction
- 02LinkedIn profile analysis
- 03Stdio and SSE transport support
Use cases
- 01Learning security risks that MCP tools can introduce
- 02Reviewing how MCP tools execute code and access data
- 03Studying security practices for developing MCP tools
MCP support
This project contains an MCP server implementation supporting stdio and SSE transports, providing Reddit and LinkedIn content analysis as MCP tools.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEMCP Ethical Hacking
📚 Educational Purpose
This repository is intended for educational purposes to demonstrate the potential security risks in MCP implementations, and how to recognize and prevent security issues.
This repository contains "legitimate" tools for analyzing content from social media platforms using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It demonstrates both the capabilities and potential security implications of MCP tools.
These tools are provided for educational purposes only to demonstrate both the legitimate use cases and security considerations when developing and using MCP tools.
🛑 Disclaimer
This code is provided for educational purposes only. The authors do not endorse using these techniques for any malicious purposes. Always obtain proper authorization before analyzing content from any platform and respect their terms of service.
🔍 The "legitimate" use-cases
MCP Toolkit: Social Media Content Analysis
The MCP Toolkit provides utilities for extracting and analyzing content from:
- Reddit: Extract discussions, comments, and metadata
- LinkedIn: Profile analysis and content strategy insights
📋 Components
The toolkit includes:
- Reddit Content Extractor: Extract and analyze discussions and comments
- LinkedIn Profile Analyzer: Content strategy analysis for LinkedIn profiles
- MCP Server Implementation: Both stdio and SSE transport methods
⚙️ Installation
See Reddit Readme :: Using embedded code in a remote image
See Linkedin Readme :: Using WebAssembly module embedded in a local image
⚠️ Security Considerations
This toolkit demonstrates several important security aspects of MCP tools:
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Code Execution && Obfuscation Techniques: The repository shows how MCP tools can execute code in unexpected ways, including:
- Embedded code in images (steganography)
- WebAssembly module execution
- Remote data processing
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Data Access: Tools can access and process data beyond what might be expected:
- Network requests to third-party services
- File system access
🔒 Best Practices
When developing or using MCP tools:
- Review Code: Always review the source code of MCP tools before use (run static code analyzers as well)
- Sandbox Execution: Run MCP tools in isolated environments
- Limit Permissions: Use principle of least privilege
- Monitor Activity: Enable logging and monitor network/file system access
- Authenticate Sources: Only use tools from trusted sources
📄 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
👨💻 Author
Uri Shamay [email protected]
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